OmbuLabs

As a company that is open by default we take pride in sharing a lot of our content on social media. Social networks like Twitter...

As a company, we are committed to ensuring our client’s success and believe that maintaining strong relationships with the people who trust us with their...

Speaking at conferences can be a daunting task, and I am not here to deny that. But beyond that daunting task lies a bunch of...

At OmbuLabs, we love remote work. While other companies are asking employees to come back into the office, we are continuing to lean into the...

We recently learned that a website (ph-ombulabs dot com) is impersonating our company. They are unlawfully using our branding to take advantage of people who...

At OmbuLabs, you are not just working with a premier software boutique when you work with us. You are collaborating with compassionate individuals, change-making innovators,...

“Your body aches. Your brain feels like a mouldy wrung-out dishcloth. You can barely get anything done and, hang on, why are you even doing...

At OmbuLabs, we value and respect our teammates and we are committed to protecting their mental health, physical health, and well-being.

On Friday June 24th,...

Just before the world shut down in 2020, the team at OmbuLabs participated in an in-person retreat in Punta Cana. It was a wonderful...

I joined OmbuLabs as a Senior Software Engineer on February 11, which was a Friday-more on this later! Tomorrow I will have completed 2 weeks...

At OmbuLabs the first step in the interview process for any of our open positions is the cultural fit interview. This interview will tell...

This article covers the basics of onboarding with a new client as a software engineer contractor. We will look at the people, resources and dynamics...

OmbuLabs is a fully remote company based out of Philadelphia with team members in many countries. Currently we are growing pretty steadily, and we thought...

At OmbuLabs one of our core values is Open by Default, which means that we want to have open communications, contribute to open source...

One of the main goals we set for 2021 is to become more efficient as an agile team. And one of the challenges we addressed...

As a software consulting company, we bill for the time we work on client projects. So it is vital for us to keep track of...

As a distributed, remote team we use different tools to communicate at OmbuLabs, like Slack and Zoom. Those are great for live communication....

The discussion around the use of problematic words / terms in technology isn’t a new one. This issue can be traced back to, at...

Code Review is one of the greatest tools we have as software developers to help us improve the quality of our code. It can be...

With the constant pressure to both find and then execute on client projects, agencies often lose sight of the possibility of working on internal projects....

Remote work is a growing reality. In the 21st century, we have distributed companies that work 100% remotely, with team members scattered around the world.

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At OmbuLabs we have many values that have been key to our success. This is an article about the values that differentiate our company...

At OmbuLabs, we strongly believe in continuous improvement.

As a Scrum team, before starting a sprint we estimate the complexity of the stories using the...

When a new team member comes onboard, there are several tools and resources they need to access, as well as processes, practices and guidelines they...

Different clients bring different projects, perspectives, workflows, and experiences, as well as different challenges. Before starting a project, one of those challenges is to define...

We have been a fully remote company for a year and a half now. Making the transition to being fully remote can be challenging for...

Out of all the problems an agency might face, “we have more opportunities than we can handle” is not something you’ll typically hear anyone complaining...

Sprint Retrospectives are a crucial part of our project management strategy at OmbuLabs. Because we are a remote and international team of software developers,...

At OmbuLabs, we like to split our time between working on our own products, open source and client projects.

Our own products include everything...

When starting a new software development project with a client, it is important to get started on the right foot. The way you communicate with...

At OmbuLabs we believe that if we are not learning from our mistakes we are doing it wrong. It is simple: The only unforgivable...

There is no good reason why an MVP should take more than one month. If that happens, it means that the scope of the <a...

As of 2016, we will no longer work with clients on fixed bid projects. They are not a good fit for us and we are...

At OmbuLabs we like to split our time working on our own products, client projects, and open source code. We have embraced the Lean...